Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-05-25


frank i. Dean one Of the enterprising
young farmers Of Grand Meadow was ID
Austin last week looking over the thresh-
ing Machines at Gilbertson s. Edgerton's
a trip to Minneapolis vas one OF the In
cidentals. He takes an Aultman & Tay-
Tor rig and will show up with any of them
this fall.
They say Ned Lewis is picking up
the hardware business rapidly. He al
ready can tell hoe from a horse rake,
but when you want a churn be sure that
he does not get an ice cream freezer on to
you. For nice Determinations it is best
to depend on Decker for awhile longer
the boys think.
On the evening after the battle of
Gravelotte, on the trumpet signal for the
roll-call of the Life Guards, more than
800 riderlesst horses, some of them
wounded and hobbling on three legs,
answered the well-known sounds. and
mustered with the remnant of their reg
iment.-Popular Science News.
The regular meeting of the Austin
Building and Loan Association, will be
held at the Secretary's Office, Friday, May
81, at s p. m. All parties not paying
promptly on or before that date will be
obliged to pay a fine of five cents per
share, as provided in the bylaws. Sub
scriptions for stock will also be received.
S. L. HOWELL, Secretary.
Persons wishing to buy OF look at
wind mills can find something deserving
of attention by calling on j. w. Hoy 8
Windmill, and are for the present located
at G. K. Hanson's wagon shop. Benefit
yourselves, farmers, by patronizlng a
home industry. Let the wind pump your
water and save your own time for some
thing else.
The Austin Furniture Company is
now prepared to do all undertaking work.
embalming etc., IN first class order. Our
Mr.. Phillips will if desired take entire
charge at funerals etc. thus doing away
with the annoyance Of relatives having
any business transactions at a time when
have two hearses at our disposal, one as
fine as any in the country, and guarantee
satisfaction.
Monday was class day at the Wlnona
Normal School and the class day exercises
were witnessed by a large audience at
Normal Hall. The graduating class num-
bers 80 among whom are Fannie Giles, Mat
lie Ellis, Della Anderson and May Willard.
AS a part of class day exercises, Miss
Matte Ellis recited an original class
poem. cave Maria" was sung by Miss
Della Anderson. The class son was also
composed by Miss Anderson. Austln's
young people are making a record wher-
ever they go.
1T you arc interested in novelties.
look this list over, and Their call at the
machinery headquarters OF Gilbertson s.
Edgerton and examine their line. You
will find the Cedar Rapids Pump with
metal bucket and brass valve seat. No
one else has them. The Winona Steel
| Understanding new. The Moline all
steel corn pillow. Moline and Miiburne
wagons, tubular axles or thimble skeins.
Those new Eureka Mowers, center cut,
swath seven feet wide. Full line of first
class farm machinery.
Parker Goodwin and wife celebrated
the 18th anniversary of their welded
life last Wednesday May IS, with a picnic
and fishing excursion at Officers mill &C
companied by a few friends from the city
They say it is fun to see Parker fish. AT.
ter fishing half the afternoon and catching
nothing, he threw the hook and line in.
to the creek, substituting his revolver fol-
the hook, and succeeded in catching q
pretty fair fish. Mr.sOficer having no re.
volver for a substitute. threw away the
hook and line, boldly diving into the
creek, bringing out an eight pound fish
After becoming tired of fishing and othe1
amusements they returned home, having
enjoyed a very pleasant afternoon, and
n long to be remembered. We hope
Mr.. and Mrs. Goodwin may live to cele.
brate many more Of these anniversaries
and next time be more h%ospitable and ex
tend an invitation to the rest of US.